On Dec 16, 2016, BOC Consumer Finance Co., Ltd. made history as the issuer of the first financial bond ever offered by a Chinese consumer finance company on the national interbank bond market. Zhong Lun Law Firm serves as the legal advisor for the project, providing the issuer with legal services throughout the bond issue process.

The agreement-based transfer of 6 million A shares in Shang Gong Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Shang Gong") proposed by its controlling shareholder, managed by AllBright Law Offices, has been approved by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) of the State Council, and was granted with the Transfer Confirmation Certificate issued by China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited on Dec 29, 2016. It is the first market-oriented reform of state-owned listed companies in Shanghai conducted through the "mixed ownership reform" program.

Nominations are now open for the SSQ Thomson Reuters ALB China Law Awards 2017. Now on its 14th year, the event will be held in Beijing on Thursday, April 20, 2017.

We are now accepting submissions for 2017 ALB Top 10 M&A Lawyers in China.

ALB identifies 15 excellent IP lawyers who are playing an increasingly indispensable role in navigating the uncharted waters of the IP world.

In its annual ranking of the country’s best in-house corporate legal departments, ALB picks 15 teams that are widely recognized for their complex work, innovative thinking, extraordinary performance and profound industry influence.

In the top 50 Asian law firms category, the top ten firms are Chinese, with Yingke Law Firm topping the chart as the biggest law firm in China, up from second position last year. It swaps positions with Dentons/Dacheng, while DeHeng Law Offices is the third largest law firm in China – up from its fifth position last year.

The ALB 2017 In-House Survey offers respondents the chance to win a Fitbit Charge 2 fitness wristband.

China’s AnJie Law Firm has added three new partners to its Beijing office, namely IP expert James Ma, and PE/VC specialists Xie Yongtao and Echo Zhao.

Through nominations and after months of survey, ALB picked the top 15 female lawyers based on their years of practice, major achievements, significant transactions and cases as well as other relevant information.